Ugly Cat

Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. Nocturnal predators, cats use their acute hearing and ability to see in near darkness to locate prey. Not only can cats hear sounds too faint for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can perceive. This is because cats' usual prey -- rodents and other small mammals, small reptiles, and birds -- make sounds that are higher in frequency. Cats' hearing is "tuned" to those higher sounds. In addition to acute hearing, cat’s ears are equipped with more than a dozen muscles that enable them to swivel 180 degrees toward the source of sounds.
Cats have relatively few taste buds compared to our own. Their taste buds respond to salt, sour, and bitter flavors, but have very few that respond to the taste of sugar. Protein-based tastes activate the taste buds, but the taste of fats are largely registered as smells rather than tastes. Therefore, a preference to one kind of meat over another is mostly a difference in scent rather than taste.